Tag Archives: Fairy tales

The Company of Wolves at Riverside Valley Park 29th – 30th August 2014

Posted on 14th December 2014 by William the Bloody

This sounds like an exciting event: an interactive adaptation of Angela Carter’s Company f Wolves tales, reviewed by Belinda Dillon–a shame it’s over now, but perhaps it will occur again. Some interesting thoughts on the appeal of the werewolf here, … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves CFP – Beyond excited to announce this!

Posted on 19th November 2014 by Sam George

Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015: Call for Papers and Panels OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Wolves have long been the archetypal enemy of human company, … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman on Fairy Tales Revisited

Posted on 15th November 2014 by William the Bloody

Of interest to anyone concerned with the contemporary transformation of fairy tales, in YA Gothic and elsewhere, this podcast by the always brilliant and imaginative author Neil Gaiman discusses his new interpretation of the Grimms’ tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’.

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Review: The Gothic Fairy Tale in Young Adult Literature

Posted on 13th November 2014 by William the Bloody

A review by Donna Mitchell of what looks to be an important collection of essays on the Gothic aspects of the fairy tale in connection with the adaptation of such tales in YA literature: The Gothic Fairy Tale in Young … Continue reading →

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Grimm brothers’ fairytales have blood and horror restored in new translation

Posted on 13th November 2014 by William the Bloody

A review by Alison Flood of Jack Zipes’s new translation of the first edition of the Grimms’ tales (never before done into English), without the censorship and Christianising of later editions. I, for one, am desperate to get a copy!

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Marina Warner, ‘Once upon a time, part 1’

Posted on 2nd November 2014 by William the Bloody

Marina Warner being typically brilliant and evocative on fairy tales.

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‘Into the Woods’: Go behind the scenes with Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and more

Posted on 24th October 2014 by William the Bloody

I can’t wait to see this film version of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant musical Into the Woods, where he weaves several of Grimms’ fairy tales into one witty interconnected narrative. Sondheim’s music and lyrics are perfect.

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The New Fairy Tale Is Trying to Escape Its Past

Posted on 23rd October 2014 by William the Bloody

. . . and more on the fairy tale, referencing Marina Warner’s book. This essay by Becca Rothfeld looks at the current popularity of reworking classic fairy tales in film and TV. I am currently researching this fascinating mode of … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time review – Marina Warner’s scholarly history of the fairytale

Posted on 23rd October 2014 by William the Bloody

A review of Marina Warner’s new book on the fairytale, Once Upon a Time–which looks brilliant!

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Artistic Takes on 9 Classic Fairy Tales

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Some witty and rather lovely pictorial reinterpretations of classic fairy tales.

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